Carry-le-Rouet
Carry-le-Rouet (Occitan: Carri lo Roet) is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is a seaside resort 30 kilometres (19 mi) west of Marseille, reached via highway A55 then route D5, at the foot of pine-covered hills.
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Coordinates: 43°19′59″N 5°09′10″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
Department | Bouches-du-Rhône |
Arrondissement | Istres |
Canton | Marignane |
Intercommunality | Aix-Marseille-Provence |
Government | |
• Mayor (2008–2014) | Pierre Pene |
Area 1 | 10 km2 (4 sq mi) |
Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 5,823 |
• Density | 580/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 13021 /13620 |
Elevation | 0–178 m (0–584 ft) (avg. 4 m or 13 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Every February, Les Oursinades festival takes place, celebrating the consumption of sea urchins, various shellfish and other seafood.[2]
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 290 | — |
1800 | 245 | −15.5% |
1806 | 268 | +9.4% |
1821 | 363 | +35.4% |
1831 | 356 | −1.9% |
1836 | 465 | +30.6% |
1841 | 503 | +8.2% |
1846 | 507 | +0.8% |
1851 | 502 | −1.0% |
1856 | 470 | −6.4% |
1861 | 499 | +6.2% |
1866 | 477 | −4.4% |
1872 | 567 | +18.9% |
1876 | 537 | −5.3% |
1881 | 547 | +1.9% |
1886 | 499 | −8.8% |
1891 | 561 | +12.4% |
1896 | 582 | +3.7% |
1901 | 531 | −8.8% |
1906 | 564 | +6.2% |
1911 | 1,339 | +137.4% |
1921 | 565 | −57.8% |
1926 | 265 | −53.1% |
1931 | 353 | +33.2% |
1936 | 410 | +16.1% |
1946 | 646 | +57.6% |
1954 | 1,069 | +65.5% |
1962 | 1,739 | +62.7% |
1968 | 2,353 | +35.3% |
1975 | 3,304 | +40.4% |
1982 | 4,570 | +38.3% |
1990 | 5,224 | +14.3% |
1999 | 6,016 | +15.2% |
2008 | 6,331 | +5.2% |
2016 | 5,892 | −6.9% |
Personalities
- Comic actor Fernandel, who built his family's house above the beach in the 1930s.
- The singer Nina Simone, who lived out the last years of her life in Carry-le-Rouet and died at her home in 2003.
Sister cities
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References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
- "Les Oursinades festival". Carry-le-Route Office de Tourisme. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
External links
- Carry-le-Rouet town council website (in French)
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